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Victoria Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.61290, -3.96265

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Oystercatcher, Robin, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Oystercatcher, Robin, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

The Gower WayWalking route56 km

Named routeLength 56 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Route WCPWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mumbles MileCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

City Central RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Clyne Line RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Route 43Cycling route

Named routeRef 43National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

22,817 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

22,817 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Robin · Magpie · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +69

RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
HoopoeUpupa epops2024
Great TitParus major
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Common GullLarus canus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CootFulica atra2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2025

Bat · Grey Squirrel · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Vole

BatChiroptera
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
VoleArvicolinae

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspring

2026

Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects57 species

springsummer

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Harlequin Ladybird · Sulphur Beetle · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee +52

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Sulphur BeetleCteniopus sulphureus2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2025
Dune ChaferAnomala dubia2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Arge pagana subsp. paganaArge pagana subsp. pagana2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024
Polyporivora ornataPolyporivora ornata2024
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2024
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024
Nimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatus2024
Back-SwimmerNotonecta2024
LimnephilusLimnephilus2024

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2024

Chinese Bramble

Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

22,817 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Robin · Magpie · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +69

RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
HoopoeUpupa epops2024
Great TitParus major
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Common GullLarus canus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
CootFulica atra2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
GreenshankTringa nebularia2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2025

Bat · Grey Squirrel · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Vole

BatChiroptera
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
VoleArvicolinae

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspring

2026

Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects57 species

springsummer

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Harlequin Ladybird · Sulphur Beetle · Common Carder Bee · Early Bumblebee +52

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Sulphur BeetleCteniopus sulphureus2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Helina evectaHelina evecta
Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2025
Dune ChaferAnomala dubia2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Arge pagana subsp. paganaArge pagana subsp. pagana2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024
Polyporivora ornataPolyporivora ornata2024
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2024
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024
Nimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatus2024
Back-SwimmerNotonecta2024
LimnephilusLimnephilus2024

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2024

Chinese Bramble

Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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